Duplicate Cleaner vs Duplicate File Detective
Duplicate Cleaner
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Duplicate File Detective
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| Figure | Duplicate Cleaner | Duplicate File Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 9 |
| Spec score · Duplicate File Finders | 7.7 (#15) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | Traverse City, Michigan, United States |
| Purpose | Duplicate Cleaner finds and removes duplicate files from computers or network drives, including documents, photos, music and video. | Duplicate File Detective finds and helps safely remove duplicate files on Windows PCs, servers, and network storage. |
| Support | DigitalVolcano provides technical support through Freshdesk tickets, an online manual and a discussion forum. | A paid license includes priority access to technical support. |
| Trial | The Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5 download includes a 7-day free trial. | The free 15-day evaluation is fully functional with no feature limitations. |
Plans
Duplicate Cleaner
- Duplicate Cleaner FreeFree
- Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5Price not published
- Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5 Site LicensePrice not published
Duplicate File Detective
- Personal Edition license$30, paid once
- Single-User Pro license$60, paid once
- Single-User Pro license - 5 Pack$210, paid once
- Single-User Pro license - 10 Pack$360, paid once
- Single-Consultant Pro license$399, paid once
- Site-Wide Pro license$700, paid once
- Multi-Consultant Pro license$1,399, paid once
- Country-Wide Pro license$2,200, paid once
- Enterprise-Wide Pro licensePriced on request
In their own words
Duplicate Cleaner
Duplicate Cleaner finds duplicate files on Windows computers and network drives, including documents, photos, music, and video. Its Regular, Image, Audio, and Video modes identify matches using file content, attributes, or media-specific details. Image Mode can find exact or similar pictures, including rotated or flipped images, and can use image tags. Audio Mode compares similar-sounding or exact audio and audio tags; Video Mode can compare frames, thumbnails, soundtracks, data, and metadata tags. Scans can include local folders and drives, network paths, and portable devices such as smartphones and MP3 players. Pro can scan inside ZIP and other archive formats. After reviewing results, users can delete, move, copy, rename, or link selected files. Protections include folder exclusions, safeguards for system files and folders, and a check that all duplicates in a group are selected for removal. Duplicate Cleaner Free is for personal and home use, not commercial use. The Pro 5 download includes a seven-day trial. The current download supports Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7 and requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or greater.
Duplicate File Detective
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